Santo Domingo

Leon is one of the authors who gives great insight in the geographical sense, new species new names etc. However, he also gives a good explanation of the Incan culture and belief. While Diaz mentioned that one way of torturing Montezuma was by bringing him in front of the people who were being burned the same pattern repeats itself in the Incan empire. When Atahualpa was killed by the Spanish conquerors, the latter tried to avoid burning him in fear of causing more problems in the society: “And…

I was born and brought up until the age of 20 in the Dominican Republic. I’m from a rural town known as Vietnann in the province of Santiago. It’s in the northern side of the island, approximately 150 kilometers from the Capital called Santo Domingo. My family is well regarded in my town, with a lot of influence and respect. Surprisingly, that was not because of wealth. It was because we were such a close and large family and we had also been in the area for some significant time. My father is…

Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) was an Italian explorer who proposed reaching Asia by means of a westward route across the Atlantic Ocean, and instead discovered and explored the Caribbean, as well as parts of Central and South America. Initially sponsored by King Ferdinand (1452-1516) and Queen Isabella (1451-1504) of Spain in 1492, Columbus is popularly believed to have been the first European to land and therefore discover the "New World" of the Americas. He is also credited with opening…

In between the years 1890 to 1897 many important events during the time impacted Cuba how they were and how they are today. Many important people were present during that time like Jose Marti and Anthony Maceo who were leaders in a revolutionary party. During those years of 1890-1897 Cuba was important because of Jose Marti, Anthony Maceo, and the start Cuban independence war which led to freedom. Jose Marti was an important person during that time when it came to the revolutionary party. He…

Hospital. The experience had a profound impact on me, not only I confirmed my passion for this field, but also I noticed the contrast between the care of oncology patients in the US and my home country. Although a plane distance from Miami to Santo Domingo is only 836 miles, the gap in the quality of health care is much longer. For that reason…

Juan Pablo, born in Santo Domingo, dreamed of traveling to the US and starting a new life there but his fear of traveling through a yola put his dreams on pause. Due to a set of events he ended up traveling on a yola with his brother. The over packed yola that Juan Pablo was in managed to make it to Puerto Rico. He struggled the first couple of days trying to hide from the Coast Guard but he managed to settle somewhere and started working with the goal to soon have enough money to make it to the…

Elianny Chavez Edu 101 Foundations of Education Sonia Maldonado March 30th, 2017 Spring 2017 Eugenio Maria de Hostos Eugenio Maria de Hostos was born in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico to parents Maria Hilaria Bonilla, and Eugenio Maria de Hostos y Rodríguez on January 11, 1839. Eugenio was sociologist ,writer, politician, philosopher, and lawyer. His first years of education took place in San Juan School, in his native country of Puerto Rico. During his teenage years Eugenio was sent to Spain to…

Ponce de Leon; Understanding the New World After the Exploration of the new world there were many figures that helped the Spaniards understand the new territory like the influential Ponce de Leon. As a young boy born into a noble family de Leon became a page and quickly thrived and grew into a strong soldier. Ponce de Leon joined Christopher Columbus on his second voyage to help found and develop connections with the Indians to be able to start colonizing for Spain. Juan Ponce de Leon…

downs but for the most part, it was constantly making progress. During the 15th and 16th centuries, Columbus and the Pinzon brothers set sail west and ended up in the Bahamas. Later, Diego Columbus established the first secure Spanish colony at Santo Domingo. In 1515, The Spanish complete the conquest of Cuba and establish the town of Havana. The Spanish Empire accomplished many things during the 15th and 16th centuries. This paper will talk mostly about the accomplishments of the Spanish empire…

Lucero believes that he is love with his on-and-off again girlfriend Aurora, but his love is mistaken for lust. According to the website GradeSaver, Junot Díaz was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic on December 31, 1968. His father worked in the United States. While Díaz and his two siblings lived in Santo Domingo with their mother. When Díaz was seven his father…